Applying to Marquette

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Tuition, scholarships, aid

The cost of a college education can be expensive, but we think it's a worthwhile one. That's why more than 90 percent of first-year students receive financial aid in the form of scholarships, grants and low-interest loans.

Scholarships and financial aid

The value of a Marquette education

Knowing where your money goes and how the university operates is paramount to understanding the true value of a Marquette education.
Working together with our students, we've compiled some key data and laid it out in an accessible, transparent and easy-to-read guide.

Street address

Connect

Community. At Marquette, that word doesn’t just refer to the bustling scene on Wisconsin Avenue or the latest episode of alumnus Danny Pudi’s show on NBC. Our community extends across multiple social media channels, places for prospective students, current students and alumni to interact.

Computer Science major

Computer science is the catalyst for every evolutionary — and revolutionary — step in computer development. From mathematical theories, data structures and algorithms to the operating systems and programs that employ them, an understanding of computer science is essential if you wish to develop the next advances in computer technology and applications.

The power to succeed in today's environment — and tomorrow's.

Though you will certainly develop plenty of expertise using current methods, theories and software, Marquette’s computer science major will provide you with a background in the principles and foundations of computer science and mathematics, enabling you to adapt to constantly evolving technologies.

Internships.

Because you’ll start your computer science courses right away, you’ll develop enough expertise to start using your major through internships, typically in your junior year, in Milwaukee and nationwide.

Alphabeta soup.

Through its diverse courses and research laboratories, the department offers opportunities to build the software tools that undergird the Information Age. Ubiquitous and embedded systems, computer games, internetworking, A/I, O/S, PL, DB, HPC and HTC, and a host of other important acronyms are all well represented.

Programming the future.

From building Walgreens’ next generation of digital cash registers or securing Motorola’s phones to creating Microsoft’s next search engine or improving global communications at GE Healthcare, our students and graduates are building the computing systems today that we will depend on tomorrow.

Wired (and wireless) for access.

Between the port-per-pillow residence halls, campus-wide wireless access and department laboratories stocked with dual-head workstations loaded with the latest tools, you’ll have access to the university’s top-notch computing resources from just about everywhere.

Suggested curriculum

Major courses are bolded.

Freshman

Calculus I & II

Introduction to Computer Programming

Object-oriented Software Design

Rhetoric and Composition I & II

Foreign Language I & II

Growth of Western Civ. I or II or Social-behavioral Science Elective

Sophomore

Discrete Mathematics

Linear Algebra

Data Structures and Algorithms 1 & 2

Hardware Systems

Operating Systems

Introduction to Theology

Philosophy of Human Nature

Literature Elective

Individual and Social-behavioral Elective

Junior

Upper-level Math Elective

Programming Languages

Two Upper-level Computer Science Electives

Theory of Ethics

Natural Science Elective

Science and Nature Elective

Literature Elective

Electives

Senior

Principles of Design

Senior Design Project

Two Upper-level Computer Science Electives

Diverse Cultures Elective

Theology Electives (second and third levels)

Upper-level Philosophy Elective

Electives

Computer Science

You might like the Computer Science major if you

✓ Like playing with computers

✓ Enjoy the logic of math

✓ Are a strong problem-solver

✓ Have a creative and versatile imagination

What can you do with a major in Computer Science?

This major is excellent preparation for careers in computer programming, systems analysis, database administration, consulting, engineering and biomedical sciences.